2026-10-29T18:37:18Z https://nostr.now MarkNW https://nostr.now/npub1g9ksxqlsxtczuza937w5zvld5wx5l5rq36y38rahsyngz9nl24fqq3vapv https://know.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/109/366/476/680/335/216/original/7ac43b0ab7fe19fe.jpg https://know.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/109/366/476/680/335/216/original/7ac43b0ab7fe19fe.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2r3df5s6rlqp3nwnwuj56ahhw9mk9ql8qykxpvzxgeqhy5998dfszypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24yc8y5x8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs86c0ehwz7euerlvy5ctt7y8vxz3nsavhk9lyttv2k23cnn90yk8s2zavup'>nevent1q…avup</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>in many cases, what financial support the state gave/gives to charities has also been cut, further hampering their work 2026-03-16T06:49:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspku9v7xf0kt2n8kh0v0uhrcaxw36l3nwp2c2a6rn6k2293qskcvczypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24ydew3ad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd03xh9wuehw8a6x9wr59wj09t76py8tdts37h8pm2puuskprwqdsapjnj6'>nevent1q…jnj6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>unsurprisingly the article quotes a minister saying the current system isn&#39;t fit for purpose, but not acknowledging the cause, decades of intentional underfunding 2025-11-16T09:30:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwtwk23hcqfe57l7cuqagfxgrgau0lp4pam49w2lx0slr04q0tggzypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24yj0nvrd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdrpy456mp53cjlr4zdv0lluam38kwzdllw73e0h0mux06ld9zfq5mut3r'>nevent1q…ut3r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I recall reading that the concept of &#39;sovereignty&#39;, as defined by the far right philosopher who popularised the term, was the power to suspend democracy... I forget who the philosopher was, but quoted by Paul Mason in &#39;How to defeat fascism&#39; I think 2025-09-18T07:45:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsypcx08qdqp26j5rmp9rvu3l4ynl0j3ev2zhpt6tklw3x3fgnuf4gzypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24yy9mj9p <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span> I confess I lost track of your series of toots of jazz standards: is there a hashtag I can search for to find them? 2025-06-14T17:22:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsteu5977wtmamucyhq75n3wuwpwmw2h2985lxtc9r843tgcnrfl0szypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24yrc7dyj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0g4hgwy3q8p0gslrzh6uzyd4g4yy76mhsheuhdelemvhdyu3wkghzdun7'>nevent1q…dun7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>true enough - but when the regime it seeks to depose itself looks increasingly dictatorial, one might ask what there is to lose. 2025-01-02T09:39:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswa9k7gkwlkvu2gluwdl6wvclcaa7hh26wr4z6hzx8g7s6g5lxuwgzypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24yqhkfc3 An unexpectedly beautiful day yesterday for introducing 🇫🇷 cousins to Hadrian&#39;s 🧱<br/> <img src="https://know.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/113/395/878/179/290/757/original/123f7b46a0b26137.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-30T10:23:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrh72rnrhhn8akzwr6vk4nhhw405sjrkh528prnesaw2c5tegm4rczypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24y5spy8e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrdeapa6tjfdksv2guxd5mpq3vp9dn26az7v7w29lg5fc92mskx4gxhysf9'>nevent1q…ysf9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>how much power will be devolved from Westminster, and how much will be taken from existing local authorities? Cumbria has been divided into 2 unitary authorities, which for us, in the rural North Pennines, means we are governed by an authority based in Barrow in Furness, an industrial coastal town 60 miles away with which we have no historic connection; rather than a district council based in Penrith, a market town 16 miles away where many of us work and shop. 2024-09-20T09:46:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gzh6uzdc0s6a7897ez2ugxane4amsjnyape5prf64pyf5jnln8qzypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24yafg6z5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs95pdzt4nrwahzjty3pmmyyyqe4ylww99p0580rdhmrf875xymrsgqpmyqg'>nevent1q…myqg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>only slightly off topic, as it&#39;s about developing a better economic model that actually works(!), Kate Raworth&#39;s &#39;Doughnut Economics&#39; is excellent - and far more readable than Piketty! 2024-09-02T08:45:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfjq3vgkvczln9a279gez0g6x9kspmhkw66tseu868qf453x5eqlszypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24yyqusrh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0y62a5rsg5gpuzvda7ll86kmuxjl0gfc0p7xvqutn0tgt5tfc0pq62uujp'>nevent1q…uujp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it would help if I actually read the article before commenting 🤦 2024-08-06T08:41:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstzsdh6lvr6uxplk4e807ypzv9d3sv632djc0q6rgkrjfd240cqkqzypqk6qcr7qe0qtst5k8e6sfnak3c6n7svz8gjyu0k7qjdqgk0a24y8gas45 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv60czfn9uy4zqt2rszg4k0frphpxt7axlha3s8dyksz9pl9ca2vcmul9ae'>nevent1q…l9ae</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do we need a technological solution? If skilled labour is required, train and pay skilled labourers. What&#39;s needed is a policy/economic decision to account for the loss of potentially reusable materials in the costings for building/demolition work, such that reuse becomes a financially viable option. 2024-08-06T08:21:42Z